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Oriel College caves in

The trials of the dead continue, with the governing body of Oriel College, Oxford, stated its desire to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes, under pressure from its pampered and privileged body of students.

The words of the statement are: “The Governing Body of Oriel College has today (Wednesday 17th June) voted to launch an independent Commission of Inquiry into the key issues surrounding the Rhodes statue. They also expressed their wish to remove the statue of Cecil Rhodes and the King Edward Street Plaque. This is what they intend to convey to the Independent Commission of Inquiry.”

How any of this does anything to improve life for anyone alive today is not explained.

If Oriel College and its students are embarrassed by its endowment, they should renounce their claim on the income from the Rhodes endowment. Students who are suffering from guilt ought to give up their studies and get themselves involved on the ground. Virtue signalling is meaningless if it is not backed up by practical action. While the subject is live, the university and colleges could usefully take a look at all their present day investments and the morality or otherwise of the means by which their revenues are generated.

It also needs to be understood that this pressure is being created by cultural Marxist bodies and that there will be no end to their demands.

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